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JOSH WINS PRESTIGIOUS HISTORY PRIZE

Josh Mills, a pupil at Nottingham High School, has won a prestigious writing prize from Trinity College in Cambridge.

Each year colleges at Oxford and Cambridge Universities run a competition for A-Level historians to write the best historical essay.

Josh, age 17 from The Park, wrote an essay on the role of the Cold War on the demise of social segregation in the American South. He was awarded first prize out of 75 very high standard entries. He received £300 for himself and a further £300 for Nottingham High School to buy books. Josh has also been invited to Trinity College for a day.

Josh said: “I was absolutely delighted to win the prize after all of the hard work that was involved. The black civil rights course was one that I found particularly interesting and so the opportunity to research it independently was a rewarding challenge.”

Nottingham High School history teacher, Simon Williams, said: “Josh’s success is very pleasing but not a surprise because he is an exceptionally gifted history student.”